TWO men were arrested in Skye after an alleged carjacking in Braeside and a pursuit by police on Thursday morning (7 June). A group allegedly approached a man sitting in a car at a Lower Dandenong Road car park. One of the group is said to have shown the carjacking victim a box cutter and demanded his car. Police attempted to intercept the erratically-driven car in Seaford before it was abandoned in Langwarrin. A 26-year-old Skye man and 25-year-old Dingley Village man who fled from the car were arrested with help from the dog squad and air wing. First published…
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A DANCE crew for children, teens and adults with disabilities is heading to Frankston Arts Centre for a show packed full of music, dance and adventure. The BAM Allstars are bringing their annual concert to the FAC on Sunday (17 June) and this year’s show is called “BAMboozled!” and will feature about 100 dance students. The BAM Allstars group runs weekly dance classes for people with disabilities in Frankston, Seaford, Highett and Brighton. Founder Lisa Murphy started the dance crew in 2009 when looking for a dance class for her son Buster, who has Down Syndrome. “People who come along…
Police are appealing for public help after a kitchen sink was stolen during a burglary in Beaumaris last month. Police have been told a man, pictured, entered a residential address under construction on Morey Road sometime between 5pm on 18 May and 6pm on 20 May. While inside, the man has removed a kitchen sink and pool pump. Glen Eira Bayside Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating and have released an image of a man who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries. The man of Caucasian appearance and is about 40 to 50-years-old with receding red…
DETECTIVES are looking for a man after an attempted armed robbery at a Mordialloc bank in January. Police want to talk to a man, above, who walked into the Commonwealth Bank near the Nepean Highway and Bear Street intersection just after 3.10pm on Wednesday 10 January. He is of Caucasian appearance and was wearing a dark-coloured bicycle helmet with a red, white and blue scarf wrapped around his face. The man also wore a white t-shirt, an orange high-vis vest, dark coloured shorts and dark runners, with a white glove on his left hand and a yellow and green kitchen glove…
BASKETBALL THE Chelsea Gulls have secured their second spot on the ladder with a 17-point victory over third-placed Keysborough Cougars in round 10 of the Big V. The Gulls’ “big three” players, Corey Standerfer, Mitchell Riggs (19 points) and Matt Brasser (15 points) pushed hard to bring up the sides fourth straight victory (91-77) as they pass the half-way point of the season. The star import Standerfer made a huge difference in the clash as he dropped 35 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and three blocks throughout the game. Kieran Mcqueen also hit the board as he bought up his…